EasyJet profits hit by 'extraordinary events'

Low-cost airline easyJet has revealed it will take a hit of more than £200 million from the plunging pound and a series of "extraordinary events" after terrorist attacks and air traffic control strikes have taken their toll.
The carrier warned it will be left nursing at least £125 million in lost profit after a combination of terror attacks across Europe, Egypt and Tunisia as well as air traffic control strikes in France and political turmoil in Turkey.
EasyJet added that the tumbling value of the pound since the Brexit vote - hitting fresh 31-year lows against the US dollar this... read more

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